Measuring

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Karky

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Ok, im gonna start measure around my biceps, chest, calfs etc. But my question is, how do you do it? are there certain places to measure? and should it be done in the morning before you have gotten any food in you're system?
 
Yes there are certain places but its easiest if you measure the widest points. Other wise you can get technical like measuring from the top of the acromium process down to the humeral notch then take half of that.

Just measure the widest points its so much easier.
 
what about flexing? are you supposed to flex? ive heard you measure the biceps flexed, with a 90 degree bend in the elbow?
the rest of the body? just standing not flexing?
 
whatever you want as long as you do it the same everytime, if its just for you tracking the same everytime it would be different if you were wanting them for official reasons.
 
well it i thought while im doing it i could do it officialy. so if i post the results here or something, people can compare.
 
Do the measurements unflexed....I'm not an expert on measurements but for chest it should be measured at nipple height...Otherwisde, like NBS said measure at the biggest points and make sure you do it at the same point each time and (this is pretty obvious but i'll say it anyway) don't measure yourself straight after a workout.
 
I don't know officially, but it seems pretty obvious that if you measure (let's say) your chest BEFORE a workout and then AFTER a workout, the numbers will be different (because your chest will have expanded from blood inflow and the muscles will be 'pumped').

I guess what NBS says: just be consistent.

This is a pretty good link from a bodybuilding site:

Bodybuilding.com - David Robson - Know Your Measurements For Bodybuilding Success.


Good luck!!
 
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